Underplayed Gems

Look Back (2024)

Look Back poster
Original title
ルックバック
Directed by
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Cast
Zhao Yue, Li Shi Yao, Dong Shao Hui, Shi Xue Jing
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 602 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two girls bond over their shared passion for drawing. The outgoing Fujino and the reclusive Kyomoto start as rivals but later become creative partners.

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What happens

Look Back (Japanese: ルックバック, Hepburn: Rukku Bakku) is a 2024 Japanese animated coming-of-age drama film based on the one-shot web manga of the same name by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The film is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who also wrote the screenplay and served as a character designer, and produced by Studio Durian. It stars Yuumi Kawai and Mizuki Yoshida as two girls with a passion for drawing—the outgoing Fujino (Kawai) and the truant recluse Kyomoto (Yoshida), the latter of whose artistic ability inspires a competitive fervor in Fujino that soon develops into a partnership. Look Back premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It was theatrically released in Japan by Avex Pictures on 28 June 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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